The political system was always broken, and the Republicans and Democrats have always been divided. Why the fuss?
By Digby Feb 9, 2010
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It's a lot like the plot of "Jennifer's Body" -- with the part of Megan Fox played by tax cuts for the rich
By David Sirota
January 22, 2010
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The first headstone stamped "Unknown" since 1984 is the result not of war's chaos, but of human error
By Mark Benjamin
October 7, 2009
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America's love affair with debt really got going in 1980, writes the Times columnist. So it's the Gipper's fault
By Andrew Leonard
September 30, 2009
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The radio phenom takes over the morning zoo, makes fun of miscarriages and flames out. Part 2 of 3
By Alexander Zaitchik
September 22, 2009
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A pollster applies some historical context and gives three reasons why things aren't bleak for the president
By Paul Maslin
August 12, 2009
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By Vincent Rossmeier
July 30, 2009
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Remembrances of "the most trusted man in America" from Andy Rooney, Ronald Reagan, Isaac Asimov and others
Compiled by Dana Cook
July 18, 2009
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A controversial new history of Communism suggests that most everything we think we know about it is wrong
By Andrew O'Hehir
July 3, 2009
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Paul Krugman blames Reagan for today's crisis. Conservatives and liberals gang up to give him a history lesson
By Andrew Leonard
June 4, 2009
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When will the Right be over Reagan? Our undercover conservative says don't hold your breath
By Glenallen Walken
June 1, 2009
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A tale told via cryptic one-liners: 20th century ghosts are haunting the G-20 summit meeting.
By Andrew Leonard
April 2, 2009
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Deficits don't matter -- and Republicans who are complaining about Barack Obama's spending are hypocrites.
By Joe Conason
March 27, 2009
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If you look only at the small print, the president's economic program looks modest. If you look at the big picture, it's radical.
By Robert Reich
March 16, 2009
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A Wall Street Journal columnist says the shell-shocked Dow is Obama's fault, and then tells him how to fix it. First: More Ronald Reagan, less Jimmy Carter. It gets worse from there.
By Andrew Leonard
February 23, 2009
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Why did the president make the mistake of thinking he could work with the GOP? His mealy-mouthed support for the Gipper provides a clue.
By Gary Kamiya
February 10, 2009
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With the Gipper's reputation flagging after Clinton, neoconservatives launched a stealthy campaign to remake him as a "great" president.
By Will Bunch
February 2, 2009
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Obama shows his skill at stimulus politics, addressing an admiring crowd of CEOs while the GOP postures and makes itself increasingly irrelevant
By Joan Walsh
January 28, 2009
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We need a new citizen-based Social Contract that would deliver universal healthcare and paid family leave.
By Michael Lind
January 21, 2009
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Do you remember the last time global oil consumption dropped and weekly jobless claims spiked over half a million? How about the halcyon days of Ronald Reagan's first term?
By Andrew Leonard
December 11, 2008
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Come out of the closet, liberals. Stop using the fashionable euphemism "progressive" and relaunch the old, tarnished L-word.
By Michael Lind
November 21, 2008
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Kenneth Duberstein says he'll vote for Barack Obama, and adds, of Palin V.P. choice, "even at McDonald's you get interviewed three times."
By Alex Koppelman
October 31, 2008
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Would they please shut up about the wonders of an unfettered free market? It's taxpayers who are paying the price for their greed -- again.
By Joe Conason
September 19, 2008
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A reflection on current affairs
By Andrew Leonard
September 18, 2008
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A future of ever-stormier weather will make life tough for Gulf offshore oil drillers. Go ahead, blame the Gipper.
By Andrew Leonard
September 9, 2008
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